Drug Calculations for Busy Paramedics

Drug Calculations for Busy Paramedics

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calIV and Drug Calculations for Busy Paramedics
By Kent R. Spitler, MSEd, RN, NREMT-P EMS Educator Charlotte, North Carolina Introduction Medication calculations can cause frustration for EMS providers. Math and pharmacology can make it difficult to succeed on course exams, in the clinical setting, and in the field. There is a solution to make medication calculations easier. The answer to this problem is simple by showing students how to perform calculations using a simple process. While there are plenty of good drug and solution textbooks, study guides, and presentations available showing the methods of medication calculations, It seems that it much of it causes mathematical confusion often called “math mental blocks” for many EMS…show more content…

Let’s look at the other methods and see if it makes sense. Think about the 60 drop per milliliter set (60 gtts/ml.) Now think about the answer you want which drops per minute. A protocol or medical control will give you fluid amounts to administer most

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commonly in ml/hr. You already have the amount and the time to be infused. All you do now is choose the appropriate drip set, using a simple formula you can come up with a quick answer: Amount of Solution (in ml) X drip set (gtts/ml) = x drops/min (gtts/min)

Looking at an example, your medical control states you need to establish an IV on a cardiac patient complaining of chest pressure at a rate of 80 ml/hr using a 500 ml bag of Normal Saline solution. The drip set you choose is a 60 gtts/ml minidrip set. The formula is as follows:
Divide 60 into 4800

When calculating IV drip rates remember that you can reduce to the lowest common denominator by dividing the same number into both the numerator and the denominator to make your calculations much easier. All samples shown from now on demonstrate this throughout. Simply remember that the numbers are consistent with the 60 minute clock and you will catch on rather quickly. The sample problems will show you by dividing the same number into the drip set and the time. As you see the answer is

Emergency services, in particular the paramedic profession, are categorised amongst the most stressful occupations worldwide (Rybojad, Aftyka, Baran & Rzonca, 2016). Recurrent exposure to emergency life threatening circumstances in concurrence with ongoing operational stressors can be physically, mentally and emotionally tiring. Chronically, this will have detrimental effects upon paramedic’s wellbeing and resilience and can result in reduced professional capability (Clompus & Albarran, 2015). This…

sports medical training. During that two year stint I had the opportunity to shadow my local fire department riding alongside paramedics as they answered emergency calls. This experience ignited inside me a deep passion for emergency medicine. It would ultimately lead me to a very challenging and rewarding career as a paramedic. After ten years working as a paramedic I ultimately made a decision that would alter the course of my professional career. I decided that I wanted to broaden the scope…

Running Head: MATHEMATIC AND CALCULATIONS
1.
a) ix=x-1+2
Transformation: The graph is shifted one unit to the right
b) jx=x+3
Transformation: The graph is shifted two units to the left
c) hx=x+3
Transformation: The graph is shifted three units along the x- axis
d) gx= - x
Transformation: the graph is transformed at an angle of 1800
2. Since no real numbers can be a square root of a negative number, the domain of f consist of all real numbers x such that;
4x+12 0
Therefore determining…

the incident or his wife’s condition. Once I got to my patient I quickly discovered it was anything but a typical Saturday night call and started to think about possible underlying causes. Could it be cardiac, alcohol, low blood sugars or possibly drugs? These were just a few things I considered while coming to a conclusion does my patient have the right to refuse, conveyance to hospital. I did get a sense of satisfaction after exhausting all clinical pathways I made my own decision, that yes my patient…

Panic attack
The purpose of this assignment is to allow my reflection on a clinical experience conducted as a student paramedic. This experience is in regards to dealing with adolescent experiencing a panic attack (PA). PA lie under two conditions.
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines Panic disorder as characterized by recurring, unforeseen panic attacks followed by at least 1 month of persistent worry about having another attack and concern about its consequences, or…

hospital care for paramedics, paramedics have a large arsenal of drugs to hand with analgesic effects; the most potent of these being the Opioid based drug Morphine Sulphate, which Nancy Caroline (2013) states to be the gold standard for parental analgesia. Although at times it can be found that Morphine Sulphate isn’t efficient in pain management and coupled with this is a large degree of potential side effects. Thus being said is there an opportunity for further analgesic drugs to be added to the…

INTRODUCTION
A Paramedic (EMT-P) works directly with the public providing personal assistance, medical attention, and emotional support. They respond to medical emergencies providing on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization, and transport of ill or injured patients to a treatment center.
Internet research, a personal interview with a paramedic, and the Occupational Outlook Handbook are the sources used to gather the information in this profile.
JOB…

As a woman on the brink of becoming a grandmother for the first time and working on my Paramedic license, I do not want to become a statistic and suffer from a back injury that so many first responders suffer from these days. There are so many variables to staying healthy such as eating right, staying fit, and learning proper mechanics for lifting heavy loads. When taking these variables into account, how can someone in my profession improve the quality of our work environment to insure a better…

Background Summary
Flight nurse’s and Flight Paramedics performs as members of an aeromedical crew on helicopters (rotor wing), and airplanes (fixed wing) aircraft, providing for in-flight management and care for all types of patients. Responsibilities of this job include the planning and preparation of flight, safety, evaluation of an individual patient's in-flight needs and request appropriate medications, supplies, and equipment to provide continuing care from origination to the destination facility…